“You’ve got to know your past so you can move forward in a positive way,” said Jackie Ruffin Pittman, who performed a ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is lifting a curfew in downtown Los Angeles. Her Tuesday announcement comes after she first ...

Explore the significance of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at the 125th anniversary symposium, highlighting its cultural and ...

Simril-Simrill family history is one of heroism and hate, tying kin from the Carolinas to others across the US and abroad.

Is there a right or wrong way to celebrate Juneteenth? Organizers are asking this and other questions as battles over history and diversity rage.

Festivities begin Thursday evening, June 12, with the Black Diamond Dinner, an invite-only event spotlighting changemakers and trailblazers in the community. The dinner sets the tone for a weekend ...

The Gaza Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has passed 55,000. The ministry doesn’t ...

The BET Awards has delivered a night of major star power and poignant moments as it marked its 25th anniversary with a mix of ...

FORT WORTH, TX, UNITED STATES, June 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR), the nation's ...

“Lift Every Voice is the annual concert that we have ... Crawford was 12 years old when she was removed from the stairs of the building during a 1962 protest of segregation at the library ...

The former does not undermine the latter any more than does “America the Beautiful” — another song performed during the televised pregame festivities that did not attract the criticism or controversy ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national ... Singer and songwriter Ledisi, with a choir of 125 New Orleans school children, performed the hymn during the pregame ...